thank you GMY but don't be fooled i only started gassing a week ago! i just have a lot of weeds, prior my tank was excel only :O i think the true lithmus test (regarding plant growth) is to see any change in my crypt growth, particularly my foreground parva which i love... but jas been growing oh soo sloooow! lol

Looking nice Fish!! You could try putting a root tab under the parva to see if that will boost it's growth rate, but that's a slow grower regardless. It will grow "faster," but in relative terms. You will notice a definitive uptick in the growth of your stems pretty soon!!

well i think co2 is a considerable investment. because of this, if you were going to spend a single dime towards co2... it should be a permanent setup that should last the life of your hobby.

i feel like the paintball co2 although ideal in small cramped apartments and maybe your student residence... is still alot of money!! and more costly in the long run because in order to maintain 30ppm of co2 (typically 2-3 bps)...you are gonna blow through those disposable cylinders pretty fast.

therefoee if you got something now (ie DIY co2) its better than nothing. if you've got good growth, maybe not explosive but good healthy plants, why mess with it?

i would rather spend money on more plants or dry ferts!! remember my 20L up until last week was an excel only tank.

I'd say that that is sound advice regarding the CO2. I always regret buying something that isn't quite what I was looking for, especially when it isn't exactly cheap in the first place.

I actually am using flourish comprehensive right now and I think that it is doing it's job. Growth slows down towards the end of the week before I dose so I'm thinking about upping it to a twice a week dosage.

I will definitely look into dry fertilizers because that does seem more economical in the long run!

Spring break is next week and I'm going to go home and break out the rods a couple times!

Well as long as the flow isn't super strong, it should be a good spot. My wendtii is semi-shaded so I don't the shade will be an issue. If its too far in the back, you might not be able to really enjoy its marvalous beauty.

Well as long as the flow isn't super strong, it should be a good spot. My wendtii is semi-shaded so I don't the shade will be an issue. If its too far in the back, you might not be able to really enjoy its marvalous beauty.

ya you are right... thats the drawback its in the back inly veiwable from the side maybe i pluck and
move the tiger lily back here and plant the nurii in its place instead

yes as you can tell i'm a little excited lol... i also have a barclaya bulb coming from zach i was also thinking of plugging back here... man got too many plants yo! :O

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